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House funds small grants for school suicide-prevention programs
Utah House of Representatives · February 27, 2014
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Summary
Representative Eliason's HB329 directs small ($500) grants to every middle and high school for evidence-based or promising suicide-prevention programs (e.g., Hope Squads); sponsors cited Utah's high youth suicide rates and argued the pilot funding will save lives.
Representative Eliason moved an amendment and summarized House Bill 329, saying it would provide $500 to each middle and high school in Utah to implement an evidence-based or promising program for preventing youth suicide. Eliason cited Utah's placement "in the top 5 in…
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